Schafott

[ʃaˈfɔt]

/[ʃaˈfɔt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schafott” is uncommon German (frequency #78,499 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,499
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erhöhte Richtstätte für Hinrichtungen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schafott · Schafott · German

Schafott · rank #78,499 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,499
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sarkastischen

Nearest frequency peer: sarkastischen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Schafott“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schafott“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schafott
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchafott
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃaˈfɔt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#78,499
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schafott“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schafottfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „sarkastischen“ (#78,498), „Schattenspiel“ (#78,500), „Samstage“ (#78,497). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schafott“ bei #78,499. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schafott is uncommon German at frequency #78,499 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃaˈfɔt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erhöhte Richtstätte für Hinrichtungen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schafott, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schafott, spelled S-C-H-A-F-O-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    erhöhte Richtstätte für Hinrichtungen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Schafott appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Louis XVI. starb auf dem Schafott.
  2. „Das Fenster lag gegenüber der Vorderseite des Schafotts.“

This word in other languages

scaffold(English)cadalso(Español)échafaud(Français)cadafalso(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schafott"?
"Schafott" is spelled S-C-H-A-F-O-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃaˈfɔt].
What does "Schafott" mean?
As a noun, "Schafott" means: erhöhte Richtstätte für Hinrichtungen
How do you pronounce "Schafott"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schafott" is [ʃaˈfɔt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schafott" come from?
"Schafott" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schafott", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Samstage#78,497Rouladen#78,480Rohingya#78,475Raunheim#78,444

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list